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10br i l l i anti deast omakeyournexteducat i onalvi si tt he bestoneever Cur r i c ul um pr es s ur es ,budgetpr es s ur es …t ak i ngl ear ni ngout s i det hec l as s r oom c anf eel l i k eanunnec es s ar yaddi t i ont oac hal l engi ngwor k l oad.Howev eri fy ou do,y ouwi l l r eapt hebenef i t sonc ey our et ur ni ndoor s . TheCounc i l f orLear ni ngOut s i det heCl as s r oom enc our agesands uppor t s t eac her sands c hool st ot ak el ear ni ngout door s .Her ear et ent opt i pst ohel p mak es ur ey ournex ts c hool t r i pwor k sf orev er y one.
1)Rememberi t ’ saboutf unAND l ear ni ng Whet heri twass ear c hi ngf ort hehi s t or yhi di ngi ny ourl oc al hi ghs t r eet ,abs ei l i ng i nWal es ,aFr enc hex c hanget r i p,ory ourf i r s tv i s i tt oLondon,weal l r emember v i v i dl yt hel ear ni ngout s i det hec l as s r oom ex per i enc esor‘ s c hool t r i ps ’ f r om our ownt i meats c hool .Lear ni ngout s i det hec l as s r oom ( LOt C)f or mss omeofour mos ts i gni f i c antandmemor abl eex per i enc esf r om c hi l dhood.Thes k i l l s , memor i esandf r i ends hi psgai neddur i ngt hes eex per i enc esof t ens t aywi t husf or l i f e. Howev er ,l ear ni ngout s i det hec l as s r oom i sal s oani nc r edi bl ypower f ul t ool t o hel pr ai s eat t ai nmentandt eac hc or ear easoft hec ur r i c ul um.LOt Cs i gni f i c ant l y i mpr ov esqual i t yofl ear ni ng,dept hofunder s t andi ngandpl ac esl ear ni ngi nar eal wor l dc ont ex t .Whi l eLOt Cex per i enc esar ef unf orpupi l s ,t heyal s ohel py ou del i v ermuc hmor ei mpac t f ul l ear ni ngout c omes .
2)Dosomet hi ngdi f f er ent ! Yournex t‘ s c hool t r i p’ c oul dbet hemos ti mpac t f ul educ at i onal ex per i enc ey our pupi l swi l l ex per i enc et hi st er m,buti t ’ seas yt of al l i nt ool dhabi t swhenpl anni ng educ at i onal v i s i t s .Youhadagr eatt i mel as ty ear ,y ouk nowwhatt oex pec ti fy ou gobac kt ot hes amev enue… andbef or ey ouk nowi ty ouhav ebeengoi ngt ot he s amev enuef or10y ear st odot heex ac ts ameac t i v i t y ! St ar ty ourpl anni ngbyt hi nk i ngaboutwhaty ouwantt oac hi ev ef ort hi spar t i c ul ar gr oupofy oungpeopl e.Thent hi nkaboutwhatl ear ni ngl oc at i onsandac t i v i t i es wi l l hel py out oac hi ev ey ourobj ec t i v es . Acompel l i ngl ear ni ngexper i ence: • hasc l earl ear ni ngout c omesr el at i ngt owhatl ear ner sneedt ok nowand under s t and,t hes k i l l st heywi l l ac qui r eandar easofper s onal dev el opment • i sr eal andr el ev ant ,c onnec t i ngl ear ni ngats c hool t ot hewor l dbey ondt he c l as s r oom • dr awst oget hers ev er al as pec t sofl ear ni ng,t hr oughut i l i s i ngc r os s c ur r i c ul ar oppor t uni t i esoroppor t uni t i est odev el opper s onal ,s oc i al ,l ear ni ngand t hi nk i ngs k i l l s • gi v esl ear ner st hec hanc et ot hi nkc r i t i c al l y ,mak edec i s i ons ,t ak e r es pons i bi l i t yandmanager i s k s • br oadenshor i z onsandr ai s esas pi r at i ons ,of f er i ngc ont ex t st hatc hal l enge l ear ner sandenc our aget hem t os t epout s i det hei rc omf or tz one. I ti sal way shel pf ul t or ememberwhaty ouar edoi ngi tf or ,andabi toft i mes pent t hi nk i ngaboutt hel ear ni ngobj ec t i v eswi l l ens ur et haty ouobt ai nt hebes tv al ue f r om y oureduc at i onal v i s i t s .I twi l l al s omak ei tmor ei nt er es t i ngandenj oy abl e f ory ou!
3)I nvol veyoungpeopl ei npl anni ng LOt Cex per i enc esar emor el i k el yt obes uc c es s f ul i fy oui nv ol v ey oungpeopl ei n t hei rpl anni nganddel i v er y .Pupi l sc anr es ear c hv enuesorpr ov i der s ,pl anor del i v erac t i v i t i es ,orf undr ai s e.Youngpeopl ewhohav ebeeni nv ol v edi nt he pl anni ngpr oc es swi l l bebet t erpr epar ed,mak emor ei nf or meddec i s i onsandbe mor er i s kawar e.
4)Thi nkaboutt heneedsoft hegr oupandi ndi vi dual pupi l s LOt Cpr ov i desoppor t uni t i esf ory oungpeopl et ol ear ni ndi f f er entway st ot hos e t y pi c al l yof f er edi nac l as s r oom.I tc anpr ov i depower f ul l ear ni ngoppor t uni t i est o y oungpeopl ewhos epr ef er r edl ear ni ngs t y l ei snotbes ts er v edbyt he c ons t r ai nt soft hec l as s r oom,gi v i ngoppor t uni t i esf or : • • • • • • • • •
di r ec tex per i enc e ‘ hands on’ pr ac t i c al wor k ex pl or at i onanddi s c ov er y ex per i enc i ng‘ aweandwonder ’ pr ac t i c al t eamwor k di r ec t l yenc ount er i ngot herc ul t ur esorr el i gi ons ex per i enc i ngc hal l engeandmanagi ngr i s k ex per i enc i ngs uc c es sandac hi ev ement enj oy mentandf un!
5)Wor ki npar t ner shi pwi t hext er nalpr ovi der s Whenus i ngapr ov i der ,c ol l abor at i v epl anni ngi sc r uc i al t oens ur et hatt he max i mum benef i ti sder i v edf r om t hev i s i t .Li ai s ewi t ht hepr ov i deror gani s at i on bef or ehandt opl anhowt hec hos enac t i v i t i esc andr awonanddev el opt he l ear ni ngt hathast ak enpl ac eats c hool .I ft hel eader ’ spr of es s i onal s k i l l sand t hei rk nowl edgeoft hepar t i c ul arneedsoft hey oungpeopl ear enotus edwel l enough,t her ei st hedangert hatt hev i s i tmaybeani s ol at eds pec i al ev ent , r at hert hananex t endedandpower f ul l ear ni ngex per i enc e.
6)Takeasensi bl eappr oacht or i skmanagement Pl anni ngf orLOt Ci nv ol v eswei ghi ngupt hebenef i t sagai ns tanypot ent i al r i s k s whi c hmayar i s eandmak i ngpl anst oav oi dorr educ et hel at t eri ft heyout wei gh t hebenef i t s .Heal t hands af et ypr oc edur ess houl dbepr opor t i onat eand appr opr i at et ot heac t i v i t ybutnotunnec es s ar i l yoner ous . I fy ouwor ki nas c hool y oureduc at i onal v i s i t sc oor di nat orormor eex per i enc ed c ol l eagueswi l l beabl et os uppor ty ou.Yourl oc al out dooreduc at i onadv i s erwi l l al s obeabl et oof f eradv i c eandt r ai ni ngi fr equi r ed.www. oeap. i nf o
7)Don’ tgetboggeddownbypaper wor k TheLear ni ngOut s i det heCl as s r oom Qual i t yBadgei st henat i onal benc hmar k f ort hepr ov i s i onofeduc at i onal v i s i t s ,r ec ogni s i ngor gani s at i onsof f er i nggood qual i t yeduc at i onal ex per i enc eswher er i s ki sef f ec t i v el ymanaged. TheLOt CQual i t yBadgei sdes i gnedt ogi v es c hool sas s ur anc er egar di ngt he s af et yandqual i t yofLOt Candt oc utr edt ape.TheLOt CQual i t yBadgei st he onl yac c r edi t at i ons c hemef oral l t y pesofLOt Cpr ov i s i on,f r om adv ent ur ous ac t i v i t i esandf ar mst hr ought omus eumsandex pedi t i onsov er s eas–meani ng t haty ouonl yneedt ol ookf orONEac c r edi t at i onwhenpl anni ngv i s i t s . www. l ot c qual i t y badge. or g. uk
8)Doi tmor eof t en LOt Cs houl dnotbeaboutaonc eay ears c hool t r i p.T obemos tef f ec t i v e,LOt C s houl dbear egul arpar tofs c hool l i f e,bui l di nguponands uppl ement i ng t r adi t i onal t eac hi ngi ns i det hec l as s r oom. Lear ni ngout s i det hec l as s r oom s houl dbebui l ti nt opl anni ngf oral l l ear ner s , ev er yweekandal l y earr ound.Byf art hemos tef f ec t i v es t r at egyi st ot ak ea whol es c hool appr oac ht oy ourLOt Cpr ov i s i on.
9)I nt egr at eLOt C acr osst hecur r i cul um Lear ni ngout s i det hec l as s r oom i sapot entt eac hi ngt ool t hatc anbeappl i ed ac r os sALLar easoft hec ur r i c ul um f r om r eadi ng,wr i t i ngandnumer ac yt o s c i enc e,hi s t or yandc i t i z ens hi p. Thi nkaboutwhaty ouCOULDdo,i nani deal wor l dwi t hac l eans l at e. • Don’ tt hi nkabouti ndi v i dual l es s onsori ndi v i dual t opi c sbutawhol es c hool appr oac h • Cons i derwhaty ouwanty ourc hi l dr ent oac hi ev eandhowLOt Cc anhel p • Geti nt ot hehabi tofas k i ng“ woul dt hi sl es s onbet aughtbet t erout s i det he c l as s r oom?” Pl anni ngandLOt CCur r i c ul um t r ai ni ngi sdes i gnedt os uppor ty oui ni nt egr at i ng LOt Cac r os st hec ur r i c ul um andembeddi ngLOt Ci nt ot heev er y dayl i f eofy our s c hool .Formor ei nf or mat i onv i s i twww. l ot c . or g. uk
10)Thi nkaboutwhathappenswhenyougetback t oschool Thi nkaboutwhathappensaf t ert hev i s i tt oens ur et hemax i mum i mpac ton l ear ner s ’ ac hi ev ementandper s onal dev el opment . 1.Whatf ol l owupandc ont i nuat i onac t i v i t i esc anbepur s uedwhenbac ki nt he c l as s r oom? 2.Howdoy ouk nowwhet hert heex per i enc ewass uc c es s f ul andmety our l ear ni ngobj ec t i v es ? 3.Howc ant hel ear ni ngandques t i onsr ai s edbyt heex per i enc eorv i s i tbe s har edwi t hot her s ? 4.Howc any ouc el ebr at ey ourac hi ev ement s ? I ti ses s ent i al t hatLOt Ci sev al uat edi nt hes amewayasot heri nt er v ent i ons . Thi sr ef l ec t i onwi l l hel py out or ec ogni s es uc c es sandi dent i f yar east hatar e l es sef f ec t i v eandmayneedt obec hanged. TheCounc i l f orLear ni ngOut s i det heCl as s r oom i sanat i onal c har i t ywhi c h c hampi onsal l f or msofl ear ni ngout s i det hec l as s r oom,ac r os sal l agesand ac r os st hewhol ec ur r i c ul um.Youc anf i ndgui danc eonpl anni ng,r unni ngand ev al uat i ngLOt Cex per i enc esatwww. l ot c . or g. uk
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Br i ngi ngmat hemat i cst ol i f e out si det hecl assr oom Theoneof f‘ schoolt r i p’ t oat hemepar koract i vi t y cent r eatt heendoft hesummert er mi ssl owl y becomi ngat hi ngoft hepastasmor eschool s embr aceanappr oacht hatmakest hemostof l ear ni ngout si det hecl assr oom ( LOt C)t hr oughout t heyear ,acr ossever ysubj ectandever yagegr oup. Lear ni ngout si det hecl assr oom i saboutt heuseof pl acesot hert hant hecl assr oom f ort eachi ngand l ear ni ng,i ncor por at i nganywher et hatof f er s handsonl ear ni ngexper i encesbeyondt henor mal cl assr oom envi r onment . Thi smi ghti ncl ude act i vi t i eswi t hi nt heschoolgr ounds;i nt hel ocal communi t yatamuseum orgal l er y;t hr ought o dayvi si t st of i el dst udi escent r es;r esi dent i al st o advent ur ousact i vi t ycent r esandevenexpedi t i ons over seas. LOt Ci spr ovent or ai seat t ai nment ,engagechi l dr en ofal labi l i t i esi nt hei rl ear ni ng,i mpr ovebehavi our andsuppor tschooli mpr ovement .I ti sapower f ul t oolf ort eachi ngandl ear ni ngt hatwor ksacr oss ever ysubj ectandf orever yagegr oup. Ahi ghqual i t ymat hemat i cseducat i onpr ovi desa f oundat i onf orunder st andi ngt hewor l d,t heabi l i t yt o r easonmat hemat i cal l yandasenseofenj oyment andcur i osi t yaboutt hesubj ect .Taki ngl ear ni ng out si det hecl assr oom canbr i ngt hi ssubj ect ,whi ch manychi l dr enst r uggl ewi t h,t ol i f e. Bei ngabl et ophysi cal l ycutast i cki nt ohal ves,t hi r ds orquar t er scanhel ppupi l sgr aspt heconceptof f r act i ons.Expl or i ngt hemat hemat i calchar act er i st i cs ofbui l di ngs–shapes,angl es,pat t er ns–put st hei r l ear ni ngi nt ocont ext .Whi l eavi si tt oanout door educat i oncent r epr ovi desoppor t uni t i esf orst udent s t ocal cul at espeedoverdi st anceandcal cul at et he aver aget i met akenf ort hegr oupt ocompl et et he act i vi t ybef or eeval uat i ngt hesessi ont ounder st and whatt heyhadl ear nedaboutt heact i vi t y . Taki ngl ear ni ngout si det hecl assr oom hel pst o exposechi l dr ent ooppor t uni t i est hatmaynotbe accessi bl ei nsi deschool .I tof t ent r i gger snew i nt er esti nasubj ectandcanmot i vat east udentt o f ol l owapar t i cul arcar eerpat h.
Howeveri ti si mpor t antt or emembert hatLOt Ci snot j ustaboutget t i ngoutoft hecl assr oom f ort hesakeof i t .I ti saboutdeci di ngwher e,whenandhow cl assr oombasedl ear ni ngcanbecompl ement edbya pr act i cal ,r eal wor l dexper i ence.Teacher sneedt oask t hemsel veswhatar et hel ear ni ngobj ect i vesoft hi s act i vi t yandhowwi l lIbeabl et oeval uat ewhet heri t hashadt hedesi r edi mpact ? Tor eal i set hef ul lbenef i t sf r om l ear ni ngout si det he cl assr oom,t hemant r ai sl i t t l eandof t en.Wi t hcar ef ul pl anni ngandat hought f ulappr oach,LOt Cact i vi t i es canbedesi gnedanddel i ver edal mostanywher e.The communi t i esandenvi r onment si mmedi at el y sur r oundi ngschool s,whet hert heyar esi t uat edi na bust l i ngmet r opol i soraqui etr ur alvi l l age,of f er i nspi r at i oni navar i et yofdi f f er entways.Youmay wantt oconsi derdel i ver i ngaf ewsmal l erLOt C act i vi t i esi nt hel ocal i t yt hatcul mi nat ei nasi ngl e, mor echal l engi ngact i vi t yf ur t heraf i el d. I fyoudovent ur ef ur t heraf i el dorchooseanext er nal or gani sat i ont odel i verasessi onf oryou,makesur e youl ookf orapr ovi derwhi chhast heLOt CQual i t y Badge.Thi sBadge,endor sedbyt heDepar t mentf or Educat i on,i sanat i onalaccr edi t at i onawar dedt o or gani sat i onsandvenuesof f er i nggoodqual i t y l ear ni ngexper i enceswhi l stmanagi ngr i skef f ect i vel y . Usi ngor gani sat i onswi t ht hi sawar dmakesa t eacher ’ sl i f eeasi erbyi mmedi at el yr educi ngt he amountofpaper wor ki nvol vedi npl anni ngeducat i onal vi si t s,andbyof f er i ngassur ancest hatt hepr ovi der meet snat i onalst andar dsi nsaf et yandqual i t y .
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Fundr ai si ng
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Desi gn&Bui l d
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Ont her ampar easoft hehal l way st her ei st headdi t i onofYeoman Shi el d’ s50mm di a.PVCuhandr ai l i nMi dGr eymount edonc r eam PVCuunders l ungbr ac k et s . I ns t al l edbyYeomanShi el d’ sdi r ec t l yempl oy edf i x i ngoper at i v est he wal l andc or nerpr ot ec t i onwi l l hel pt omai nt ai nt hepr i s t i nei nt er i or oft hebus ys c hool f ormanyy ear st oc omewhi l s thel pi ngt o pr omot es us t ai nabi l i t ybyr educ i ngt heamountofmai nt enanc ewor k t hatwi l l ber equi r edi nt hef ut ur e. “ Fi ndi ngas us t ai nabl es ol ut i ont hatas s i s t edi nt her educ t i onof annual r epai rc os t st os omear easofourol derbui l di ngs t oc kwas par amountasweembar k edont hi spr oj ec t .Wi t hov er1700y oung peopl eands t af fmov i ngaboutours i t edai l y ,wewant edt oc r eat e s pac est hatbot hf el tf r es handc l eanwhi l s tal s oi mpr ov i ngt he ov er al l i mageofs omeofourol ders pac es . “ YeomanShi el dwasex c el l entf r om s t ar tt of i ni s h,gr eat c ommuni c at i onandadv i c edur i ngt hequot at i onpr oc es s .Thei rown dedi c at edf i t t i ngt eamswer es uper ef f i c i entandmetwi t hal l our H&Sr eques t s .Ul t i mat el yt heendpr oduc ti ss t unni ngandwear e s er i ous l yc ons i der i ngr ol l i ngt hi spr ogr ammeoutov erf ur t herar eas wi t hi nt heAc ademy . ”Comment edMr sA.J ac k s on–Es t at es Di r ec t or ,Mac mi l l anAc ademy . Formor ei nf or mat i ononc os tef f ec t i v ewal l &doorpr ot ec t i onf r om YeomanShi el dgot owww. y eomans hi el d. c om orc al l 01 13279 5854.
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Pr oduct s&Ser vi ces
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Ear l yYear s&Pr i mar y
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I ndependent
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Secondar y
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